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showup

showup is the alternative form of show-up.

Meaning of show-up

Noun

show-up (plural show-ups)

  1. The showing of a suspect to a victim by police in the hope of identifying the suspect as the culprit.
  2. At Eton College, a reward for good schoolwork (which is shown to one's housemaster and tutor and signed).
    Antonyms:
    rip

Forms of showup

pluralshowups

Questions about showup

What is showup the alternative form of?
Showup is the alternative form of show-up.

Words near showup in the dictionary

  1. showtime
  2. showtimes
  3. showtune
  4. showtunes
  5. Showu
  6. showup
  7. showups
  8. showwoman
  9. showwomen
  10. showworthy
  11. showy

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